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3.07.2007

the river

tonight while getting the boys dressed for bed I put on the radioput on that new global 94.7I have to admitI like their programing and I like their green schtick

once the boys were dressed they were dancingwell, dancing certainly slowed the getting dressed processonce dressed they danced and I reclined in a child sized bedsome forgotten song ended and then bruce springsteen's the river came onthe boys continued to danceI listened to words and the emotionrecalling the lyrics from when the record came out when I was in seventh or eigth grade

music was big in my preteen mindmuch of my influence came from my high school age sisterit was my sister who introduced me to joe jackson, the b-52s, the clash, and even bruce springsteen and so much morebruce filled a folk feel that I have always appreciated jim croce, cat stevens, billy joel, harry chapinall story tellersin the same way that johnny cash is a story teller

i left bruce with the river in seventh grade not carrying an interest for his music new or old much past junior highbut hearing that song tonight made me appreciate bruce springsteen's ability to tell an american story and carry a very powerful emotion in song

the next song was a late creation in the life of nirvanathe boys changed their dancing styleas the new song carried a different emotion

the globe has some meet the who contestin high school the who was strong in my collection and my rotationalthough I was a far greater fan of their old stuff than the stuff that they were putting out at the timetommy is a far better musical to listen to that to watch

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